tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post7199358643352303470..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: Conservative Evangelicals Explore the Doctrine of Separation, part oneKent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-83405346634254966342016-03-22T11:54:08.364-07:002016-03-22T11:54:08.364-07:00Ken,
Whenever you're done with your book, let...Ken,<br /><br />Whenever you're done with your book, let me know. I agree with your assessment about the evangelical and now fundamentalist view of truth. I'm going to talk about it as I continue with Mohler's presentation.<br /><br />Tyler,<br /><br />It's interesting to hear the seat-of-the-pants take from Mohler. It reminded of his wife's presentation on 1 Cor 11 when she said the symbol was not the head covering now, but the wedding ring. Why? Same type of argumentation follows. You just believe it because someone is a Mohler.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-73754324960386187282016-03-22T06:48:06.649-07:002016-03-22T06:48:06.649-07:00Listening right now. Mohler: "You should sepa...Listening right now. Mohler: "You should separate when it is no longer a church." The Gospel as the irreducible minimum. Mohler is usually excellent. We'll see how the rest of his presentation is. But, it looks as if the Gospel is the "dividing line" for him - hence the title of the message!? Tyler Robbinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-89545971195565106972016-03-22T06:25:39.818-07:002016-03-22T06:25:39.818-07:00I know Mark told me that he is working on a new ed...I know Mark told me that he is working on a new edition of his book, so it will be interesting to see it when it arrives. One of Kent's last comments remind me of what the problem is. Leaders, especially those who are looked to by many others for spiritual guidance and direction, are often misguided by their own sense of "rightness". <br /><br />They understand what they mean when they want to say something, and they believe it fervently, write it down, and would defend it. However, their practice never seems to match up because they are blinded by their own nuance, and their own situation. <br /><br />For example, when discussing the Strange Fire of Charismatics, John MacArthur says that non-Charismatic churches start practicing Charismatic beliefs because those churches promote, sing, and listen to Charismatic music. If you let in the music the "theology" and the practice will follow. I agree with that wholeheartedly, but he is blinded to the ramifications of that belief in his own ministry as well as others. <br /><br />If a youth group sponsor will accept listening to and singing the praises of a secular artist, the teens who like that leader will come to the conclusion, that it is okay to listen to secular music, of at least, that secular artist. In our culture, we do not understand that our actions and not our words often drive our practices, and influence the actions of others. This in turn is what alters our beliefs from previous generations, and why we find ourselves constantly redefining or minimizing them. Ken Lengelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808011240895370627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-43184570257706359012016-03-21T11:39:43.054-07:002016-03-21T11:39:43.054-07:00Ken,
I would love reading the work. Thanks.Ken,<br /><br />I would love reading the work. Thanks.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-85631143036821535352016-03-21T10:32:26.973-07:002016-03-21T10:32:26.973-07:00That would be interesting. Sidwell's book is ...That would be interesting. Sidwell's book is almost 20 years old. BJU no longer decries publicly or in policy much of what they once did or what Sidwell's book does. There is more talk of separation and worldliness out of parts of the SBC these days than in "fundamentalism". My point is that your work would be extremely interesting to see how the views or applications have shifted--both of BJU and those you interviewed.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-31837852418792387862016-03-21T05:06:28.190-07:002016-03-21T05:06:28.190-07:00Also, it is important to note that Mark Sidwell fr...Also, it is important to note that Mark Sidwell from BJU has written a book on separation entitled "The Dividing Line" as well. I am very interested in the subject on separation and a few years back now, I interviewed Bauder, Sidwell, Moritz, and Doran on their views on biblical separation. I am planning a short work on these interviews this year, Lord willing. <br /><br />Ken Ken Lengelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808011240895370627noreply@blogger.com